As a middle-aged man I am fairly sure that I would break if I tried to move fast.

I guess in the old days...people just died younger? (as a result of the risk taking of moving around quickly)

Well, if you got, say, a compound fracture, you were at least losing the limb. And in that process just hope the 'surgeon'/butcher was quick and not too drunk, and that luck was on your side in terms of bacteria.

I did myself some kind of old man injury bodysurfing in Mollymook last week. A quick bust of freestyle swimming to get on the wave busted something in my arm.

I guess I should slow down now I'm 50

I'm 45. I pulled a muscle when I sneezed recently. The end is nigh.

I'm some way past 45 and I hurt my arm cutting bubble wrap early in December. It's only just now back to normal.

Be glad of it. I did something unpleasant to a rotator cuff packing for a move last year and I'm not sure I'll get away without a surgical repair.

"Move fast and break your neck"